On 31th of May the Finno-Ugric
Capital of Culture 2017 competition had been closed. Now the Finno-Ugric Capitals
of Culture Programme Bureau officially announces that three different municipalities
applied for the title. “We’ve got two materials from Finland and one from
Russia. We warmly welcome the Finnish town Kuhmo and Sippola, plus the Karelian
Vuokkiniemi” – said Peter Aranyi, the head of the Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture Programme
Bureau. He added: according to the selection procedure these three
municipalities can participate automatically in the final round in Helsinki, on
5th of August.